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Faulkner State graduates share dreams, accomplisments(photos, video)

Faulkner State Community College hosts its commencement exercises Friday, May 10, 2013, in Bay Minette, Ala. Elexa Mitchell of Fairhope, Ala., left, gets help with her gown from her mother, Deborah Mitchell, before the ceremony. (Mike Kittrell/mkittrell@al.com)

After she decided to enroll at Faulkner State, she found out there was an issue with her high school diploma.

Flowers said she ended up in the school's General Educational Development program.

In 2010, she said she became a college freshman and started embarking on her dream of getting a college degree. She said her goal is to get into counseling.

Flowers and her family relished in her success as a graduate as they stood in the lobby of the L.D. Owen Performing Arts Center after the ceremony.

"It was a goal I wanted to reach and set an example for my children," said Flowers, who studied English at Faulkner State. "It was very difficult, but with the support of my family I was able to do it. I was able to able to graduate with honors."